"So Moses listened to his father-in-law and did all that he had said." (v.24)
Moses recognized good advice when he heard it, but much more, he knew this was from the Lord. It was time for the aging Moses to delegate authority and trust others to help him govern the people.
So Moses, listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people: rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens (v.25). So they judged the people at all times; the hard cases they brought to Moses, but they judged the small cases themselves (v.26). In this way Morse did not have to stand before the people day and night.
No one is perfect, though we tend to think sometimes that we are the only person who can handle a situation. Then something we hear from someone else, seems to comes to us from the Lord. At that point we should lay down our pride and act on what He reveals.
It is hard to share authority. Often our livelihood, our income and our status in the community seems to depend on our knowing more than the people around us. However, by listening to his farther-in-law the aging Moses now had men to help him judge the people.
By respecting others opinions and talents, a great weight was lifted off this man, his burden was eased and all would be blessed.
The Truth: “Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.” (Proverbs 19:20)
